Arabic debating championship begins

Under the patronage of H E Sheikha Hind bint Hamad Al Thani, the Vice Chairperson & CEO of Qatar Foundation,  QatarDebate, the fourth edition of International Universities Arabic Debating Championship began yesterday.
Organised by QatarDebate Center at the Qatar National Convention Center, 87 teams representing 46 Arab and Non-Arab countries are competiting in the Championship.
This year’s edition is unique because of its wide international participation. Qatar is represented by five teams; a Police Academy team, two teams’ boys and girls from Qatar University and two teams’ boys and girls from the Community College Qatar.
Preparations leading up to the Championship have been immense and well in advance.
Dr Hayat Maarafi, Executive Director QatarDebate; welcomed the delegates and said the championship is like a youth festival that includes elite group of participants from six Continents under the umbrella of Qatar Foundation.
On the sidelines of the championship, a press conference was held of four participating teams from non-Arabic speaking countries to share their experience in learning Arabic language and their practice to achieve personal goals and represent their countries apart from identifying different cultures and ideas which contribute to their development and progress.